Baseball’s Fay, Neal and Upchurch Among Honorees for 2026 SEC Baseball Awards

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama baseball's Tyler Fay, Brady Neal and Myles Upchurch each earned Southeastern Conference postseason honors, the league office announced Monday afternoon. Fay and Neal were each named Second Team honorees, while Upchurch was among the All-Freshman Team selections.

Fay's addition the conference's second team marks the second consecutive season a Crimson Tide starting pitcher has garnered All-SEC honors, joining Riley Quick, who also earned second team distinction in 2025. The 2025-26 seasons mark the first two-year stretch since 2001-02 that Alabama has produced back-to-back all-conference starting pitchers (Lance Cormier, 2001-02).

Neal is Alabama's first player since Wade Wass (2014) to earn all-conference honors in the designated hitter/utility role, while Upchurch is the sixth member of the Crimson Tide to be named to the SEC All-Freshman Team since 2022.

Tyler Fay

All-SEC Second Team

Finished with a team-best six wins in 10 conference starts, owning a 4.38 ERA (31 ER/63.2 IP)
Led all SEC starters in innings pitched (63.2), while his six wins were tied for second-most among all SEC hurlers
Managed 73 strikeouts in 10 in-conference starts, the fourth-most among league arms
His 1.08 WHIP in league play ranked sixth in the conference
Produced Alabama's first individual no-hitter since 1942 against then-No. 18 Florida on March 20
Also the first SEC pitcher to no-hit a league opponent since Jack Leiter of Vanderbilt in 2021

Brady Neal

All-SEC Second Team

Posted a .294 average (30-102) in 29 SEC games with seven doubles, one triple, two home runs, 19 RBI, 19 walks, and 13 runs scored
Provided support all over the diamond, making 17 starts in right field, 10 at catcher and two in left field for the Tide during conference play
Committed just one error in 109 chances (.991) during league action while playing three different positions for the Tide
Finished second among Alabama players in hits (30), doubles (7), total bases (45), walks (19), and on-base percentage (.416) in SEC games

Myles Upchurch

All-Freshman Team

Toed the rubber for 10 SEC starts, managing a 3.91 ERA (20 ER/46.0 IP) with a 5-2 record
His 3.91 ERA was the lowest among the Tide's starting pitchers in conference play
Also held opponents to a team-low .193 batting average (32-166) in league games
Was the only freshman starting pitcher in the SEC to fulfill all 10 available starts in conference contests

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